Dato Joey Yap’s largest conference is slated to arrive in Singapore on 5th January, and will continue its run in Malaysia and Bangkok

• A turnout of 8,000
  participants is expected at Dato’ Joey Yap’s annual Feng Shui & Astrology
  seminar to be held at Resorts World Sentosa on 5^th January 2020
• Dato’ Joey Yap will
  share about the forecasts for the Year of the Metal Rat and shed light on the
  global economic outlook for 2020

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 17
December 2019 – This coming 5^th
January 2020, global best-selling author and world-famous Feng Shui expert
Dato’ Joey Yap is set to hold his highly-anticipated annual Feng Shui &
Astrology seminar at Resorts World Sentosa — the largest one set to attract
over 8,000 participants. Drawing over 5,000 participants last year, the 2020
annual Feng Shui & Astrology seminar is back again, this time with even
more valuable insights from Dato Joey Yap.

An authoritative voice on all things Chinese
Metaphysics, Dato Joey Yap will speak on the forecasts for the Year of the
Metal Rat, as well as illuminating insights on the overall economic outlook for
the year. Attendees can look forward to a clear overview of obstacles and
opportunities that will follow in the coming months.

Set to be an extraordinary year according to
Chinese Astrology, The Year of the Metal Rat is a pivotal year for many on both
professional and personal levels. Dato Joey Yap will share his wealth of
insights on the latest 2020 Feng Shui
Outlook, as well as comprehensive forecasts on wealth, career, romance, health
And family for each of the 12 zodiac groups.

Dato Joey Yap will also reveal a deep dive analysis
of Fengshui and Qi Men, as well as
how one can utilise Qi Men Dun Jia charts to forecast outcomes. At the seminar,
Dato Joey Yap will also highlight the auspicious dates of 2020 and how one can use
these dates strategically.

Design your ideal life in 2020 with Dato Joey Yap’s
invaluable insights with your own BaZi chart using Chinese Metaphysics, and
build 2020 as your best year yet.

For ticketing information, please
refer to the below:

Feng
Shui & Astrology Live in Singapore

Date: 5 January 2020 (Sunday)

Time: 10am to 5pm

Venue: Resort World Sentosa
(Central Ballroom)

            8 Sentosa Gateway, Singapore 098269

Link to purchase: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joey-yaps-feng-shui-astrology-2020-singapore-tickets-54574130694

Feng
Shui & Astrology Live in Kuala Lumpur

Date: 12 January 2020 (Sunday)

Time: 10am to 5pm

Venue: Malaysia International
Trade and Exhibition Centre

             8 Jalan Dutamas 2, Wilayah
Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur 50480

Link to purchase: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joey-yaps-feng-shui-astrology-2020-kuala-lumpur-english-session-tickets-54577835776

About Joey Yap

A luminary
in his own right, Dato’ Joey Yap’s expertise in the study of Chinese
Metaphysics is well sought after. He has been featured in international media
outlets such as BBC, CNBC, TIME, Forbes, CNN and Bloomberg. He was listed in
the Malaysian Tatler’s Top 300 Most Influential People in Malaysia; and
Prestige’s Top 40 Under 40. He is also a best-selling author of 179 books with
more than 4.2 million copies sold worldwide. Earlier this year, some 20,000
participants attended his Live Seminar to hear his expert insights on Chinese
Metaphysics.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/datojoeyyap/ 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djoeyyap/

• First large-scale
  exhibition in Asia by Italian international museum Leonardo3
• Unveils Leonardo da
  Vinci’s world at Olympian City with never-before immersive experiences

The Hong Kong Innovation Foundation and Sino Group have partnered with Italian international museum Leonardo3 Museum (L3) to stage “Think Like Leonardo da Vinci 500th Anniversary Exhibition” at Sino Group’s Olympian City shopping centre.

More photos can be downloaded Here

HONG KONG, CHINA – Media
OutReach – 17 December
2019 – It was 500 years ago when Leonardo da Vinci, seen today
as the greatest polymath in human history, left behind his legacy. In
commemoration of the Renaissance master, elaborate exhibitions and events are
being held this year in different parts of the world. In Hong Kong, the Hong
Kong Innovation Foundation and Sino Group have partnered with Italian international
museum Leonardo3 Museum (L3) to bring its world-class travelling exhibition to Sino
Group’s Olympian City shopping centre. Entitled “Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
500^th Anniversary Exhibition”, the Hong Kong event is the first
large-scale thematic exhibition L3 has staged in Asia, and is designed and
curated following high museum standards to recreate the mind-boggling world of
the great Italian inventor and artist.

With remarkable accomplishments in multiple
disciplines spanning both science and art, Leonardo da Vinci can be viewed as a
pioneer of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics)
education, whose avant-garde ideas had inspired generations that followed. Committed
to promoting his innovative spirit, L3 devotes itself to the study of da
Vinci’s inventive concepts through research, analysis and translation of his
original manuscripts and drawings. The museum also endeavours to bring these
concepts to life by recreating da Vinci’s machines and art with scientific
methods and state-of-the-art technology, together with immersive and
interactive experiences for the audience.

In the past, L3 had brought its touring
exhibitions to the United States, Turkey, Germany, Poland and Canada, among
other countries. Unlike these previous exhibitions, which were held in either traditional
museums or art galleries, the Hong Kong edition will be staged at Olympian
City has organized a variety of large-scale STEM programmes, which, combined
with arts and cultural activities, have helped to popularize STEAM education.
It is the ideal of promoting new and fresh ideas that has brought Olympian City
and L3 together to organize the touring exhibition in Hong Kong, which will
also be the first time for precious exhibits and interactive installations from
the museum’s collection to be showcased inside a shopping centre.

Themed “Think Like Leonardo da Vinci”, the
exhibition at Olympian City thoroughly showcases da Vinci’s ideas, achievements
and contributions to human society, encouraging the audience to delve into the
amazing universe of the celebrated genius. In addition to fascinating
machines built by L3 based on da Vinci’s ideas and over 1,000 digitized
manuscripts and interactive drawings, the distinctive event features a host
of new multi-sensory experiences especially designed for this occasion. 

Ms Nikki Ng, Deputy Chairman of the Hong Kong
Innovation Foundation, said, “Established to support the development of the innovation
and technology (I&T) sector and promote the spirit of innovation, the Hong
Kong Innovation Foundation provides platforms for the local public to deepen
their understanding on I&T and foster Hong Kong’s development in this area.
Leonardo da Vinci, who is heralded as the greatest polymath the planet has ever
seen and a pioneer of STEAM development, has left a far-reaching impact on the
world with his forward thinking and brilliant ideas. We are honoured to
collaborate with L3 to bring an internationally renowned exhibition devoted to
this Italian master to Hong Kong. By showcasing machines built from da Vinci’s concepts
and providing interactive experiences, the exhibition is expected to not only
inspire Hong Kong people but also help encourage I&T development in our
city.”

Mr. Mario Taddei, Co-founder and Co-technical
Director of L3, said, “L3 is devoted to the study of Leonardo da Vinci’s
ingenious ideas and sharing his innovative spirit with the world. In a similar
vein, the Hong Kong Innovation Foundation and Sino Group’s Olympian City are
dedicated to popularizing STEM education, with proven success in the various
programmes they have implemented. Sharing the same ideal of promoting
innovation, L3 is partnering with the two organizations to bring the touring
exhibition, which has already travelled to France, Italy and the US, to Hong
Kong as its first Asian stop. We are certain the event will showcase the
innovative spirit of da Vinci to the people of Hong Kong, and hope that it will
pave the way for exhibitions in other Asian cities.”

Think Like Leonardo da Vinci 500^th
Anniversary Exhibition

Exhibition period:   9 December 2019 to 16 February 2020

Opening hours:      Noon to 9pm

Venue:                    Central Atrium, Ground
Floor, Olympian City 2

#OlympianCity  #OCXmas  #ThinkLikeLeonardoDaVinci

Awe-inspiring
displays and installations of da Vinci’s ingenious designs

Leonardo da Vinci was not only a celebrated
scientist and painter, but also an architect, engineer, mathematician and even
musician, with achievements in many different disciplines. Through the
interactive Codex Atlanticus and Codex on Flight at the exhibition, the
audience will be able to grasp more easily the concepts behind Leonardo da
Vinci’s multifarious inventions, presented through L3’s digitized manuscripts
and drawings, advanced technology and three-dimensional images.

The Codex Atlanticus is the world’s most
comprehensive compilation of illustrations made by da Vinci. It covers a wide
range of contents, from natural science to architecture, technology and music.
Meanwhile, the Codex on Flight includes da Vinci’s observations and concepts that
had contributed to the invention of human flight in the early 20^th
century.

The exhibition will also display mechanical
models of da Vinci’s flying machine, architectural structures, musical instruments,
ships, transportations and other conceptual designs that have inspired
inventions in the generations after him.

Highlights of the
Exhibition

Step into Renaissance
paintings through interactive experiences

(1)   
Smile like Mona Lisa for charity and a better
world

Mona
Lisa is the most famous painting of Leonardo da Vinci and arguably the most
famous oil painting and portrait in the world. The mysterious smile of Mona
Lisa has captivated art historians and laymen alike.

Through
an interactive installation, the exhibition will unveil the secrets behind this
acclaimed masterpiece. Visitors are also invited to take a snap at the “My MONA
LISA Smile” photo area. In addition to transforming into Mona Lisa, visitors
can become part of the interactive Mona Lisa mosaic displayed on the mega
screen at Olympian City. Furthermore, Sino Group will donate HK$5 for each
photo taken at the photo area to local charity Smile with Us HK.

(2)   
VR experience unfolds secrets behind The Last
Supper

The
Last Supper is an extraordinary masterpiece because Leonardo did
not conform to the traditional technique of drawing. With his paintbrush, he
created new and unprecedented aesthetic standards. For example, the window on
the left side of the painting is relatively short in real life, but,
considering that viewers would more often than not raise their heads to look at
the painting, he painted the window much taller than its original normal ratio
in order to achieve a visual aesthetic and a visual balance.  Leonardo was also very particular with
pigments.  In order to express a unique
amber colour, he experimented with various materials.  For instance, he used egg yolks as a pigment
and therefore created tempera.

At
the exhibition, visitors can participate in a VR experience of the widely
researched painting to find out about the drawing techniques and hidden messages
behind the masterpiece.  

(3)   
Are you Leonardo’s Ideal Man?

Referring
to ancient Roman architect Vitruvius’ theories on architectural golden
proportions, which proposed that every part of the human body should correspond
to the architecture of the time and maintain reasonable ratios, da Vinci
illustrated an adult male in the nude posing in two overlapping poses, with the
limbs stretched out to touch a circle and made to fit within a square made up
of sixty-four smaller squares. After some calculations, the “Ideal Man” with
the perfect human body came into being.

At the exhibition, visitors can
compare their body build to the “Ideal Man” with a body scanner. Those who are
found to be the closest fit in the weekly challenges may each receive a HK$200
voucher from an Olympian City merchant.

(4)   
Let’s Fly interactive game

In
addition to appreciating da Vinci’s flying machine and manuscripts,
exhibitiongoers can take part in the “Let’s Fly” interactive game, and receive
a gift upon completing the flying contest that requires them to control the
flight with a sensor. The challenger with the highest score each week may win a
HK$200 voucher that can be used at Olympian merchants.

Details of the
exhibition

Think Like Leonardo
da Vinci 500^th Anniversary Exhibition

Exhibition period:   9 December 2019 to 16 February 2020

Opening hours:      Noon to 9pm

Venue:                    Central Atrium, Ground
Floor, Olympian City 2

About the Hong Kong Innovation Foundation

The Hong Kong
Innovation Foundation (HKIF) is a non-profit organisation founded by Sino Group
in March 2018. HKIF’s purpose is grounded in its belief that innovation and
technology are crucial to developing a diversified economy, driving meaningful
social change and enhancing the competitiveness of Hong Kong.

HKIF focuses on
cultivating the spirit of innovation of our next generation, increasing
opportunities and accelerating the path from idea to impact — working together
with alumni, partners and friends in the community to strengthen talent
development in support of Hong Kong’s transformation into a global innovation
and technology hub.

At HKIF, we are a
holistic innovation ecosystem. We have built a variety of platforms to serve
different sectors of the community.

About Olympian City

Located in the heart
of the “Golden Circle” in West Kowloon, Olympian City is a premier shopping
destination comprising 800,000 square feet of retail space. It is home to more
than 250 shops, including renowned brands in fashion, beauty, sports,
healthcare and kids’ products. It also offers over 40 dining options, including
the Food Garden at Olympian City 3 where diners can savour European and Asian
cuisines in an al fresco setting.

In addition to
regular events, promotions and campaigns, Olympian City engages customers with the
Olympian Kids loyalty programme, the Green Hub and the OC STEM Lab. The
interactive STEM lab, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, is equipped with
state-of-the-art facilities that cater to the evolving needs of a sophisticated
young audience. It offers a wide spectrum of tailored activities and workshops
to spark children’s potential, widen their horizons and unleash their
creativity, while engaging the community to build a better future through
technology.

About LEONARDO 3

L3 is an Italian international museum devoted to Leonardo da Vinci. The institution dedicates itself to the study and research on the inventive ideas found in some 6,000 manuscripts made by Leonardo da Vinci, and to spreading his innovative spirit across the world. It has organized exhibitions in a considerable number of cities, including Milan, Turin, Livorno and Vigevano in Italy, Tokyo in Japan, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Wichita in the US, Toronto in Canada, Doha in Qatar, Antalya in Turkey, Manama in Bahrain, Riyad in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait City in Kuwait, Sao Paulo in Brazil, and Mexico City in Mexico, drawing tens of millions of visitors.

Award-winning airline upgrades ‘best in class’ dining with localised Chinese menus, bigger portions and fresh, healthy seasonal ingredients

BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach – 17
December 2019 – Qatar Airways has elevated the Economy Class experience
with the launch of its new ‘Quisine’
dining service aboard flights to and from China.

The
national carrier of the State of Qatar has recognised the emerging trend of its
travellers being more aware of their dietary needs and expressing interests in
healthier food options. Qatar Airways supports its customers’ desires and will
now feature fresh, healthy seasonal ingredients and localised menus.

‘Quisine’ is now presented on flights
from all seven China destinations including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou,
Chengdu, Hangzhou, Chongqing and Hong Kong to its Middle East hub in Doha.

The new dining experience increases
portion sizes by 20 per cent for appetisers, 25 per cent for main courses and a
generous 50 per cent for desserts.

In
addition to the finest international selections, the localised menus also introduce
signature Chinese main course dishes such as Wuxi chicken with egg fried rice,
Wok-fired noodles with sweet and sour tofu, Stir fried herfan noodles with beef,
and Fried chicken with ginger garlic sauce. Chengdu and Chongqing flights
additionally include traditional Szechuan specialties like mapo tofu.

Meals
also feature individually-wrapped artisanal warm infused bread and individual
bottles of water.

A
wider selection of mid-flight movie snacks includes a tantalising array of artisanal
cheese and crackers, chocolate bars, potato crisps and gourmet popcorn.

Premium items usually served only in Business
and First Class are also extended to the ‘Quisine’ economy class service — such
as Godiva chocolate, sparkling wine and myriad cocktail choices.

During boarding, passengers are issued
redesigned menu cards detailing mealtimes on long-haul and ultra-long-haul
flights. Pre-dinner drinks, sparkling wine and
cocktail snacks are also served before main meals.

Meals for children feature a menu of
favourites chosen from a study group of kids from 15 nationalities — including
healthy juices, snacks and fruits packaged in a fun box, complete with a
surprise toy to delight young flyers.

As part of Qatar Airways’ commitment to
the environment, the presentation of ‘Quisine’ also focuses on reducing
single-use plastics, with an 80 per cent increase in recyclable and
biodegradable products.

“Qatar Airways is thrilled to
introduce a whole new on-board dining experience that will push the boundaries
of economy travel for our esteemed passengers. Every new concept was designed
and produced with the highest attention to taste, seasonality, detail and
quality, to meet the exacting standards of our passengers,” said Qatar Airways’ North
Asia Vice President Joshua Law.

“Qatar
Airways is collaborating closely with local farms and suppliers to produce
products for our specific needs, promoting a ‘farm-to-table’ approach. Our
in-flight dining menus are designed to align with the four seasons, better
incorporating the use of locally-grown produce and tapping into authentic foods
of local provenance delivering the very highest international standards. This
in addition to the pre-dinner
drinks and our larger portion sizes ensure we continue providing
passengers a premium dining experience in Economy Class,” added Mr. Law.

‘Quisine’ has been rolled-out globally in
phases across the Qatar Airways network of more than 160 destinations worldwide
over the past two months.

Qatar Airways was recently
named ‘Airline of the Year’ for the fifth time by the 2019 World Airline
Awards, managed by international air transport rating organisation Skytrax. It
was also named ‘World’s Best Business Class’, ‘Best Business Class Seat’, and
‘Best Airline in the Middle East’.

The national carrier for the
State of Qatar currently operates a modern fleet of more than 250 aircraft via
its hub, Hamad International Airport (HIA) to more than 160 destinations
worldwide. The airline has launched a host of exciting new destinations in
2019, including Lisbon, Portugal; Malta; Rabat, Morocco; Davao, Philippines;
Izmir, Turkey; Mogadishu, Somalia and Langkawi, Malaysia. Gaborone, Botswana
will be added in 2019 and Luanda, Angola; and Osaka, Japan will be added to the
airline’s growing network in 2020.

About Qatar Airways

Qatar
Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, is celebrating more than
20 years of Going Places Together with travellers across its more than 160
business and leisure destinations on board a modern fleet of more than 250
aircraft. The world’s fastest-growing airline has added a number of exciting
new destinations to its growing network this year, including Lisbon, Portugal;
Malta; Rabat, Morocco; Davao, Philippines; Izmir, Turkey; and Mogadishu,
Somalia; and will add Langkawi, Malaysia and Gaborone, Botswana, later in 2019.

A
multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was named ‘World’s Best Airline’
by the 2019 World Airline Awards, managed by international air transport rating
organisation Skytrax. It was also named ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’,
‘World’s Best Business Class’ and ‘Best Business Class Seat’, in recognition of
its ground-breaking Business Class experience, Qsuite. Qatar Airways is the
only airline to have been awarded the coveted “Skytrax Airline of the Year”
title, which is recognised as the pinnacle of excellence in the airline
industry, five times.

Qsuite,
a patented Qatar Airways product, features the industry’s first-ever double bed
in Business Class, as well as privacy panels that stow away, allowing
passengers in adjoining seats to create their own private room, a first of its
kind in the industry.

Qatar
Airways was the first Gulf carrier to join global airline alliance oneworld,
enabling its passengers to benefit from more than 1,000 airports in more than
160 countries, with 14,250 daily departures.

Oryx
One, Qatar Airways’ in-flight entertainment system offers passengers up to
4,000 entertainment options from the latest blockbuster movies, TV box sets,
music, games and much more. Passengers flying on Qatar Airways flights served
by its B787, B777, A350, A380, A319 and select A320 and A330 aircraft can also
stay in touch with their friends and family around the world by using the
award-winning airline’s on-board Wi-Fi and GSM service.

Qatar
Airways proudly supports a range of exciting international and local
initiatives dedicated to enriching the global community that it serves. Qatar
Airways, the official FIFA partner, is the official sponsor of many top-level
sporting events, including the FIFA 2022 World Cup, reflecting the values of
sports as a means of bringing people together, something at the core of the
airline’s own brand message – Going Places Together.

Qatar
Airways Cargo, one of the world’s leading international air cargo carriers,
serves more than 60 freighter destinations worldwide via its world-class Doha
hub and also delivers freight to more than 160 key business and leisure
destinations globally on more than 250 aircraft. The Qatar Airways Cargo fleet
includes two Boeing 747-8 freighters, 16 Boeing 777 freighters and five Airbus
A330 freighters.

SINGAPORE – Media
OutReach – 17 December 2019 – Enterprise
Asia announced the winners of the International Innovation Awards 2019 in
Singapore. The International Innovation Awards is among the most coveted global
awards for innovation, and aims to recognize best innovations in the categories
of Product, Service & Solution, and Organization & Culture. Thirty-five
products, services and organizations are named as award winners from over 160
submissions.

Among
the notable recipients are Malaysia’s AIA Bhd, Taiwan’s HIWIN Technologies Corp., Singapore’s Olam International Ltd.,
Philippines’ Unilever, Indonesia’s PT MRT Jakarta, Thailand’s Thai Beverage
Public Company Limited and United Arab Emirates’ Roads and Transport Authority.

AIA
Bhd, who has accolade
under the Service & Solution Category showcasing its winning innovation ‘A-Plus
Health Plan’ — the most innovative medical plan to-date. It comes with
many first-in-market benefits – designed to provide our customers with the best
medical coverage, and reward them for taking steps to live a healthy lifestyle.
A-Plus Health Plan is the game changer of traditional medical and
health insurance. It goes beyond creating just any medical plan. With
innovative features such as Health Wallet and Health Rewards, it rewards
customers who make an effort to stay healthy. The plan is very much in line with
AIA’s purpose of helping Malaysians live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

Additionally, Shinsagae Mamee Sdn Bhd’s Daebak
Ghost Pepper Chicken Noodles  has honoured
in the Product Category. Shinsegae Mamee noodles stand out amongst competitors
and be the talk of the town among millennials by introducing the spiciest
instant noodles in South East Asia. The sauce of the noodles are made from one
of the spiciest peppers in the world, Ghost Pepper. The noodles are black in
colour to visually mask the spiciness of the noodles and to strike fear into
the hearts of consumers. Consumers are then challenged to consume the entire
cup of noodles without drinking any beverage.

Further recognition in the Product Category is
Roca Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s In-wash Khroma, A daring aesthetic for a bathroom
collection of great versatility and functionality. The original use of colour,
in harmony with porcelain, characterises Roca’s Khroma bathroom collection. A
proposal in which colour, texture, comfort and technology come together in the
bathroom to create a warm, personal space that at the same time displays a
bold, avant-garde personality. The innovations of Khroma bathroom collection
lie not only in the use of colour. The Khroma seats and backrests incorporate
Roca Soft Texture, an innovative, high technology material specially designed
for bathroom surfaces.

“There
are not conventional ‘innovations’. When we set out to identify winners of the International
Innovation Awards, our goal is to present a broad spectrum of innovations that
could spur greater innovation in the recipients’ respective countries and
industries. Just as innovation itself is continuously self-redefining, the
awards are meant to promote continuity in innovation”, said Dato’ William Ng,
president of Enterprise Asia.

These are the trailblazers
of our world. Beyond the obvious commercial value, these innovations are what
would power the world forward, individually and collectively. I hope that more
companies and organizations would realize that constant innovation is not a
luxury, but necessity”, says Ng.

This
year’s judging panel include Martin Daffner, founder of Innobrix, Professor Nadia Thalmann of
Nanyang Technological University, Professor Natcha Thawesaengskulthai of
Chulalongkorn University, Makoto Shibata of FINOLAB, The FinTech Center of
Tokyo and Anna Simpson of Flux Compass.

International
Innovation Awards 2019 is supported by Singapore Tourism Board through
Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau, Eastern European Chamber of
Commerce (Singapore), The Coordinating Secretariat for Science, Technology and
Innovation (COSTI) under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research, Sri
Lanka, Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), Ministry of Energy,
Science, Technology, Environment & Climate Change (MESTECC), Malaysia,
Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC), National Institute
of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (NIEI), Royal of Cambodia, Singapore Malay
Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SMCCI) and Singapore-Thai Chamber of
Commerce.

For
more information on the International Innovation Awards 2019, please visit www.innovationaward.org

About Enterprise Asia

Enterprise
Asia strives to create an Asia that is rich in entrepreneurship as an engine
towards sustainable and progressive economic and social development reinforced
by its strong pillars of: Democratizing Entrepreneurship, Institutionalizing
Sustainability and Empowering Innovation.

About International Innovation Awards

The
International Innovation Awards is an annual regional recognition program that
recognizes outstanding innovations, and in the process, encouraging
organizations to continue investing in innovations.

SINGAPORE – Media
OutReach – 17 December 2019 – Enterprise Asia
announced the winners of the International Innovation Awards 2019 in Singapore.
Thirty-five products, services and organizations are named as award winners
from over 160 submissions.

“There are not
conventional ‘innovations’. When we set out to identify winners of the International
Innovation Awards, our goal is to present a broad spectrum of innovations that
could spur greater innovation in the recipients’ respective countries and
industries. Just as innovation itself is continuously self-redefining, the
awards are meant to promote continuity in innovation”, said Dato’ William Ng,
president of Enterprise Asia.

Among the notable
recipients of the InnoCube are AIA Malaysia, Taiwan’s HIWIN Technologies Corp., Singapore’s Olam
International Ltd., Philippines’ Unilever, Indonesia’s PT MRT Jakarta, and
United Arab Emirates’ Roads and Transport Authority and Vietnam’s Tan Hoang
Minh Group.

Organized
annually by Enterprise Asia, the International Innovation Awards is among the most
coveted global awards for innovation and aims to recognize best innovations in
the categories of Product, Service & Solution, and Organization &
Culture. This year’s judging panel include Martin Daffner, founder of Innobrix,
Professor
Nadia Thalmann of Nanyang Technological University, Professor Natcha Thawesaengskulthai
of Chulalongkorn University, Makoto Shibata of FINOLAB, The FinTech Center of
Tokyo and Anna Simpson of Flux Compass.

“These
are the trailblazers of our world. Beyond the obvious commercial value, these
innovations are what would power the world forward, individually and
collectively. I hope that more companies and organizations would realize that
constant innovation is not a luxury, but necessity”, says Ng.

About Philippines Urban Living Solutions Inc’s MyTown Co-living

Philippines Urban
Living Solutions, Inc. (PULS) is a leading owner, developer, and manager of
purpose-built young professional housing in the Philippines. PULS, established
in 2012, specializes in the development of rental housing communities under the
MyTown brand at walking distance from the central business districts of
Metro Manila, in which young professionals can live, play, and walk to work.
PULS takes pride in elevating the lives of the Filipino workforce by providing
a new, high quality lifestyle concept and creating savings on transportation
time and cost.

MyTown is one of the first and largest
co-living brands in the world, starting in 2012 before “co-living” was a word
in the dictionary. Since then, MyTown has disrupted the market by creating a
new real estate asset class that improves living conditions for thousands of
hard-working Filipinos every day, provides a staffing solution to hundreds of corporations,
and is sustainable and not reliant on any government grants or programs, making
it scalable and truly transformative.

MyTown built and owns 3,300
ready-for-occupancy co-living beds to young professionals which it rents out at
a cost of only 20-25% of the local minimum wage. It goes beyond accommodation
by creating a community through unparalleled amenities such as co- working
spaces, lap pools, gyms, boxing rings, karaoke rooms, cinemas, daily meal
plans, tenant events and workshops, an engaging and convenient MyTown Mobile
smartphone application, and plenty of common areas for tenants to mingle, work,
study, and relax.

MyTown is sustainably addressing a social
issue by providing high quality housing to 3,300 tenants, elevating the
work-life balance to thousands of young professionals daily. Developing the
first truly demand-driven real estate asset class in the Philippines by having
the outcome of large-scale, in-depth surveys and sit- down interviews determine
form and function.

It
is also continuing to innovate in its space by developing the first co-living
smartphone app that connects tenants with each other and with staff, and
automates many processes, and building the Philippines’ first “zero commute”
development, where living, working and entertainment are all present for young
professionals in the same building.

Additionally,
MyTown ensures a level of corporate governance and building safety and security
that is unmatched in the industry and passes audit and compliance standards of
large blue-chip corporations. MyTown is doing its part to limit carbon
emissions through its building design, using renewable energy, and by having
thousands of young professionals avoid their daily commutes in high polluting
transportation modes such as jeepneys and retrofitted buses by living at MyTown.

About Enterprise Asia

Enterprise Asia strives to create an Asia that is rich in
entrepreneurship as an engine towards sustainable and progressive economic and
social development reinforced by its strong pillars of: Democratizing
Entrepreneurship, Institutionalizing Sustainability and Empowering Innovation.

About International Innovation Awards

The International Innovation Awards is an annual regional
recognition program that recognizes outstanding innovations, and in the
process, encouraging organizations to continue investing in innovations. For
more information on the International Innovation Awards 2019, please visit www.innovationaward.org

SINGAPORE – Media
OutReach – 17 December 2019 – Enterprise Asia
announced the winners of the International Innovation Awards 2019 in Singapore.
Thirty-five products, services and organizations are named as award winners
from over 160 submissions.

“There are not
conventional ‘innovations’. When we set out to identify winners of the International
Innovation Awards, our goal is to present a broad spectrum of innovations that
could spur greater innovation in the recipients’ respective countries and
industries. Just as innovation itself is continuously self-redefining, the
awards are meant to promote continuity in innovation”, said Dato’ William Ng,
president of Enterprise Asia.

Among the notable
recipients of the InnoCube are AIA Malaysia, Taiwan’s HIWIN Technologies Corp., Singapore’s Olam
International Ltd., Philippines’ Unilever, Indonesia’s PT MRT Jakarta, and
United Arab Emirates’ Roads and Transport Authority and Vietnam’s Tan Hoang
Minh Group.

Organized
annually by Enterprise Asia, the International Innovation Awards is among the most
coveted global awards for innovation and aims to recognize best innovations in
the categories of Product, Service & Solution, and Organization &
Culture. This year’s judging panel include Martin Daffner, founder of Innobrix,
Professor
Nadia Thalmann of Nanyang Technological University, Professor Natcha Thawesaengskulthai
of Chulalongkorn University, Makoto Shibata of FINOLAB, The FinTech Center of
Tokyo and Anna Simpson of Flux Compass.

“These
are the trailblazers of our world. Beyond the obvious commercial value, these
innovations are what would power the world forward, individually and
collectively. I hope that more companies and organizations would realize that
constant innovation is not a luxury, but necessity”, says Ng.

About iGlobe Partners’ Innovating Investing

iGlobe was
established in Dec 1999 by its founder, Mrs Koh Soo Boon, after a successful
stint as a Corporate Venture capitalist and banker. The firm identifies
start-ups and companies in early growth stages with emerging technologies and
innovations that will become game changers in the marketplace. It sources
start-ups from Silicon Valley and brings them through Singapore as a gateway to
Asia. Hence, even in the early stage of development of these start-ups, iGlobe
expanded their potential markets globally, thereby increasing the value of the
start-ups with better revenue generation and market addressability.

As an example,
iGlobe identified the potential of Unity Technologies at its early period in
2011 and led the Series B round amidst competition from 11 other larger US VCs
at that time. It earned the respect of Sequoia Capital (Series A lead of Unity
Technologies) and the Unity Technologies’ founding team.

iGlobe’s unique
track record of having brought firms to Asia over the past years, gave it that
credibility with Unity Technologies whom it brought to Singapore, as a gateway
to Asia. iGlobe often co-invests with major US VC firms such as Arch Ventures,
DCM Capital, Lux Capital, Qualcomm Ventures etc. who have found immense value
in iGlobe’s ability to identify and understand the potential value of the
start-ups and develop them. With this strategy, iGlobe has demonstrated stellar
returns for its fund investors. In a way, through its efforts, iGlobe has put
Singapore on the global VC map by being plugged into the major investing
networks. The funds have outperformed the global benchmarks for VC firms.
iGlobe invests in Silicon Valley firms and brings them to Asia. Similarly, it
brings Singapore firms to expand in the region as well, making Singapore the
gateway for these firms.

Through its
mission of ‘democratising investment in deep technology’ for the smaller
individual investors, iGlobe has been able to maintain a loyal and growing
cohort of high net worth investors and family offices. The demonstrated returns
have ensured the growth in the subsequent fund sizes. iGlobe’s philosophy of
connecting investors to the start-ups as if they were major investors is a unique
differentiation of the fund. iGlobe provides frequent updates about the
performance of the investments and start-ups on quarterly basis.

iGlobe was able
to identify unicorns in their infancy, leading the rounds in the iconic gaming
company — Unity Technologies, u-blox, ACSL, NerdWallet, Hippo and Matterport.

About Enterprise Asia

Enterprise Asia strives to create an Asia that is rich in
entrepreneurship as an engine towards sustainable and progressive economic and
social development reinforced by its strong pillars of: Democratizing
Entrepreneurship, Institutionalizing Sustainability and Empowering Innovation.

About International Innovation Awards

The International Innovation Awards is an annual regional
recognition program that recognizes outstanding innovations, and in the
process, encouraging organizations to continue investing in innovations. For
more information on the International Innovation Awards 2019, please visit www.innovationaward.org